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Financial Progress Month™ 2025: "Life in the Neighborhood" IRL Education Series

Chime
Financial Progress Month™ 2025: "Life in the Neighborhood" IRL Education Series by Chime

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Title
  • Financial Progress Month™ 2025: "Life in the Neighborhood" IRL Education Series
Entrant
  • Chime

About This Project

Summary

Chime's Financial Progress Month™ 2025 initiative transformed financial education into a multisensory, real-world learning experience. With headline events in Dallas and Boulder, the cornerstone activity, "Life in the Neighborhood," immersed students in real-life budgeting scenarios based on careers they are studying in school.

Goals & Objectives

- Deliver relevant, accessible financial education to young people. - Equip students with budgeting skills and financial confidence. - Reinforce healthy money habits through fun, gamified experiences.

Results & Impact

- 60 high school seniors from South Oak Cliff High School - 125+ high school juniors and seniors from Boulder TEC - Partnered with: For Oak Cliff, Zogo, local policymakers - 100% of students completed budgeting simulations - High satisfaction and engagement reported by students and teachers

the team

Kira Traore
  • Director, Social Impact
  • Chime
Jonathan Kurup
  • Social Impact Partnerships Manager
  • Chime
Chad Foster
  • Manager of Strategic Brand Partnerships
  • Chime
Owen Manning
  • Lead Impact Strategist
  • Values Partnerships
Kelsei Wharton
  • Senior Impact Strategist
  • Values Partnerships
Ming Scheid
Amy Buss
Jody Bennett
Taylor Toynes
  • Co-Founder, Executive Director
  • For Oak Cliff